Complications and health-related quality of life after robot-assisted versus open radical cystectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of four RCTs

Complications and health-related quality of life after robot-assisted versus open radical cystectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of four RCTs

Abstract Background Radical cystectomy is associated with high rates of perioperative morbidity. Robotic-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) is widely used today despite limited evidence for clinical superiority. The aim of this review was to evaluate the effect of RARC compared to open radical cyste...

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Main Authors: Susanne Vahr Lauridsen, Hanne Tønnesen, Bente Thoft Jensen, Bruno Neuner, Peter Thind, Thordis Thomsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:Systematic Reviews
Subjects:
Robot-assisted radical cystectomy
Open radical cystectomy
Postoperative complications
Health-related quality of life
Clavien-Dindo classification
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13643-017-0547-y

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